Rail-tie.



. S. FISHER RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED moy. II. I-9Is.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

l. S. FISHER.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. l1. )916.

LMLWMW Patented Apr. 3,1917;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3,191?.

Application filed November 11, 1916. Serial No. 130,844.

To all lwhom t may concern."

Be it known that IRA S. FISHER, a citizen of the United States residing at Molino, in the county of Audrain and State of Mis-y souri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties; and I do hereby declare the followin to be ay full, clear, and eXact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to l0 which it :ip-pertains. to make and use the same. v Y

This invention relates to metallic rail ties of the type formed of opposed spaced sections adapted to support the companion rails of a track, and an object ofthe invention is to so construct each tie section that the same can be effectively anchored and held against movement. v

Another object of the invention is the p'rovision of a novel type of connecting means for detachably and adjustably connecting thel opposed sections of the tie to each other.

A further object of the invention is to pro'- vide the tie sections with novel rail securing means that will admit of the. rails of a track being conveniently and expeditiously clamped in operative position and edectively held against movement. v

Other objects will ,appear and be better understood from thatembodiment of my invention of which,the\ following is a speci-- ication, reference being. had to the accompanyin drawings forming a part thereof, .in whii:

Figure 1 is a side viewof a rail tie constructed'in accordance-.with n iy invention, showing the vmanner of mounting'the saine on a concrete ballast or roadbed, i

t Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1,

40 Figs 3 is a longitudinal sectional View f takenthrou h the raill tie sections, showing flfliiiiied' crm of retaining means for the sections,

' i 41s a top plan view of Fig. 3,

" Fig. 5 is a perspectiveviegw of one the tie sections' removed from operative position,

lFiga 'is a 4pers ective viewl of one of the I clamp g1-plates or one of the rails cfa nefefr'ag a ,the-imagen (aan, the 1 letter A designates a concrete roadbed or ballast,.having located on its upper surface,` p ad'acent the opposite-sides thereof, apair of abutments B.

Disposed above the ballast vorv roadbed Al is afrai'l tie formed '.ofopposed adjustably engage over vthe flange on the adjacent rail. FasteningI bolts 16 extend through the u2, and miteV 17. arel adjustabe on the owe'r v2 and 3 and't and 5, and is disposed linwardly ofthe opposite side edges of fthe walls, as shown in Fig. 5. An extension 7 is formed on the lower end of the wall 5vand 70/ a substantially triangular shaped web connection with the wall 5 and the extension 7 and serves to reinforce both the extension and the wall. When the'section, shown in Fig. 5, is in' operative position on one of the 75 abutments B, the extension 7 terminally eX- tends beyond the adjacent side oftheballast A, as shown in Fig. 1, and the'open'ing 9. receives the shank of an eye bolt 10, the upper end of the shank having turned there- 3@ on a nut 11 which is ladjustable against the extension 7 and servesto hold'the. eye bolt in operative position. The head of the eyebolt is disposed below the under side of the' extensionland receives the upperbentend of an upwardlyextendingv rod 12, the lower etA ,end of the rod 12 being coiled to provide an eye which receives the `downwardly curved terminal of the outer end of a horizontally disposed rod 13, which is embedded in thato concrete ballast or roadbed A, as shown; iii Fig. 1. `-'lFhe eye bolt 10 and therods 12 and Y 13 serve to prevent upward movement of the adjacent tie section. The top'walls 2 of the tie sections arev disposed below the u per ends of the end walls 4 and 5, and fbrm seats for the complioll rails of a track, the l vsaid rails being designated by the letter C.

their inner ends provided with flanges which lieri clamping plates l14 and have their lower ends extended through openings in the top llates ends of the bolts'l and against the under 1N surfaces of fthe-'plates I2. .n The clam mg plates 15 aie located at the inner side o the-v base flanges of the rails and are provided with elongated slots 18, which receive fastening bolts 19, whichhave their lower ends extended throughthe top wall 2 and nuts 20 are'turned on the lower ends of the bolts 19 and are adjustable against the under survision of the elongated slots18 theclamping face of the top wall 2. By virtue of the proplates 15 can be movedI either away or toward the'adjacentrails, without necessitating the removal of the bolts 19.

upon which they are mounted, when the clamping plate carried-by the adjacent stem has been moved to adjusted position. The inner ends of the plates 2 are offset downwardly, as shown a't 22', to provide sufficient spacesforthenuts 21, so that the latter can be conveniently turned.

Extensions 23 are formed on the outerl sides of the walls 4, adjacent the upper ends thereof, and in line with the terminal of the ofset ends of the plates 2, and have their free ends provided with diagonal openings' 24. The openings 24 in the extensions 23 receive the upper ends of. upwardly diverging rods 25, the upper terminals of the rods 25 extending through washers 26, and hav'- ing nuts 27 turned thereon and adjustable against the washers 26-so as to hold the rods j .'25 against downward movement when in adjusted position. The lower ends of the rods 25 are bent to provide hooks, which receive the curved upper ends of a pair of vertically disposed rods 28, which are embedded inthe concrete ballast or roadbed A. In Figs. land '2 of the drawings the sections of the tie are' shownl connected to each other by means of -a pair'of parallel rods 29. These rods 29 extend through openings 30 formed in the inner walls 4, and mounted on each end of each rod 29 is a pair of wash ers 31, formed of fiber, and lying, respectively, on opposite sides of the adjacent end wall 4. The ends of the rods 29 are threaded,and mounted on'each end of each rod is a pair' of nuts 32 and 33, which lie on opposite sides of the adjacent end wall 4 ofthe rail section, and are adjustable vagainst the adjacent washers 31. The rods 29 adjustably connect the sections 1 to each other, and admit of the sections being moved in either`direction to properly space the sections so as to accommodate the rails C of thev track. In Fig. 1 of the drawings, each section is shown provided with a rod 34, which has its forward end extended through an The ,clamping plates 15 are provided with stems,

'The outer end of each rod 34 is bent upwardly, as shown at 36, and thence terminally continued horizontally from the upwardly bent portion 36 and threaded and extended through an opening in the outer end wall 5 of the respective section, and has a nut 38 turned thereon adjustable against the outer surface of the adjacent outer wall 5. When the rods 34 are in operative position, the sections 1 of the tie are effectively braced against outward movement, and by virtue of the employment of the rod 34, the rods 25, 28 and 29 will be relieved of considerable strain. i

In Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings the rods 29l are dispensed with. This is necessary when it is desired to place a water trough between the rail sections 'at a desired point. When the rods 29 are thus dispensed with, each section of the tie is provided with a pair of rods 39.. These rods 39 are identical in construction with the ones 34, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, but the rods forming each pair are extended in opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 3. The inner end of one of the rods 39 extends through an opening formed in the inner wall 4, of the adjacent tie' section, at a point above the lower wall 3 and is terminally bent to provide a head 40, which engages the inner face of the adjacent abutment B, and the opposite end of the rod extends through an opening in the outer wall 5 and is threaded and has mountJ ed thereon a pair of nuts 41, whichlie, repectively, on opposite sides of the outer Wall 5 and are adjustable thereagainst. rI`he othery of the rods 39fhas its outer end extended through the outer wall -5 at a point below the -outer end of the first-mentioned rod 39 andis -terminally bent downward to provide a head 42, which engages the outer face of the adjacent abutment B, and the last-mentioned rod 39 has its inner end extended through an opening in the inner wall 4, at a point above the inner end ofthe first-mentioned rrod 39 and threaded and provided with a pair of nuts 43 which lie on opposite sides of the inner wall 4 and are adjustable thereagainst.

By providing each tie section with a pair .of rods 39, -as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the tie sections will be effectively held against movement in a direction either toward or away from each other.

Located beneath the tie sections 1 are blocks 44, which are constructed, preferably of wood, and serve to provide a cushion for the tie section. Fastening elements 45 extend through openings in the lower wall 3 of each of the tie sections, and through the adja-cent block 44 and are embedded in the concrete roadbed A, and serve to prevent displacement of the blocks 44.

It is evident, that various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, is:

l. A rail tie consisting of a pair of opposed sections each being formed of a single casting having upper, lower and opposite end walls, the said upper wall being disposed below the upper ends of the end Walls, rail fastening plates' mounted on the upper wall of the section, one of the pair of rail fastening plates mounted on the upper Wall of the section, one of the plates engaging the inner surface of one of the end walls, and a Stem carried by the other plate of the pair and adjustable through the other end` Wall of the section, for the purpose specified.

2. A rail tie consisting of a pair of 0pposed sections each being formed of a sin le casting having upper, lower and opposite end walls, the said upper wall being disposed below the upper ends of the end walls, rail fastening plates mounted on the upper wall of each section, one of the plates on each section engaging the inner surface of one of the end Walls, the other plate having an elongated slot therein, a bolt extending through the elongated slot-in the last-mentioned plate and through the upper wall of the section, and means adjustably connecting the lastmentioned plate to the other end wall of the section.

3. A rail tie consisting of opposed sections, each being formed of a single casting having upper, lower and opposite end walls, an extension formedon the lower end of one of the end walls and having an opening therein, a second extension formed on the `extensions formed on the other e'd wall, adjacent the upper end thereof, and having anopening therein, and a reinforcing web having connection with one of the extensions and the adjacent end Wall.

4. A rail tie formed of a pair of opposed sections, each of the sections being formed of a single casting having upper, lower and opposite end walls, the opposing walls of the sections having openings therein, a pair of parallel rods interposed between the sections and having their opposite ends threaded and received by the openings in the opposing walls of the sections, and means for normally preventing a relative movement between the rail sections and the rods. Y

5. In a railway roadbed construction, the combination with a ballast, of a rail tie mounted on the ballast and formed of opposed sections, each of the sectionshaving an upper, a lower and an opposite end wall, end Walls of both sections, upwardly extending rods connected to the extensions on the sections, and rods secured to the ballast and having connection wih the lower ends of the first-mentioned ro s.

6. In a railway roadbed construction, the combination with a ballast having abutments formed on the upper surface thereof, of a rail tie formed of opposed sections resting, respectively, on the abutments, each of the sections consisting of an upper, a lower and opposite end walls, rods extending through the rail sections and having their ends extending through openings in the end walls, and heads formed on the rods and engaging the sides of the abutments, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my' signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA S. FISHER. Witnesses:

L. M. DozIET, I. P. MCCUE. 

